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CHICAGO — Coach Ben Johnson said this past week that the Chicago Bears “desperately” needed a win against the Cleveland Browns. His team took care of business Sunday at Soldier Field.

The Bears handled the Browns ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots were bound to lose eventually, but Sunday’s 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills stings a little extra.

The Patriots took a commanding 21-0 lead in the first half and appeared ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After a spring training workout in February, Kyle Schwarber contemplated the likelihood of the Phillies keeping most of the roster’s core intact through the end of the decade.

“I think we would love ...Read more

Conference championships are in the rearview. The College Football Playoff and a myriad of mostly meaningless bowls are upon us.

Over the next month, we’ll be hyper focused on which underclassmen declare their ...Read more

MIAMI — Gimmicks come with expiration dates, as the Miami Dolphins learned with the evolution and then devolution of their Wildcat, quarterback-free approach in 2008 and 2009.

Now the question becomes whether the Heat ...Read more

MIAMI — Any challenge that arises can be seen as soil which can be used to birth something new, or foster growth.

That’s the best way to describe how the Miami Dolphins offensive line transformed itself from the ...Read more

SEATTLE — They tried going back to the zone defense. They tried moving Tyler Bilodeau back to center.

Nothing the UCLA Bruins did to combat their lack of rim protection worked for more than a couple of possessions at a...Read more

This isn’t the banner the Knicks envisioned chasing this season — but after a 132-120 quarterfinal victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, the NBA Cup is within reach. And recent, limited history says competing for ...Read more

DENVER — This Colorado Avalanche team has the most explosive offense in the NHL this season, and it doesn’t waste time reminding everyone.

For the ninth time this season, the Avs scored in the first 90 seconds of the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Case Keenum is well aware of the jersey — the infamous, fan-altered jersey of former Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch with a long list of his successors under his nameplate.

Keenum should know it. He�...Read more

The Golden Knights killed a double-minor penalty in the final 2:59 Saturday night to hang on and defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Knights went 4-0-1 on a seasonlong five-...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats needed a win Saturday night.

It wasn’t pretty — and, for a long while, it looked like it wasn’t coming at all — but the Cats earned that victory in the end. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It took six tries, but the Flyers have finally lost in the shootout.

After shootout star Trevor Zegras missed his first attempt, Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink each failed to convert. ...Read more

CHICAGO — What a road trip this was for the Red Wings.

A season-long six-game journey, going from Columbus, Ohio, to Seattle, to three stops in western Canada, and winding up Saturday in Chicago.

And it was successful....Read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — All good things must come to an end, even Michigan basketball’s ridiculous streak of six consecutive wins by at least 25 points. That’s the bad news.

The good news? The second-ranked Wolverines ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — With opportunity to offer a pitcher looking to reestablish health and performance, the Cardinals made their first leap of the winter in free agency on Saturday.

Right-handed starter Dustin May and the ...Read more